Charlie Boren is entering his sixth season on the Faulkner football coaching staff and his fourth as head coach.

Boren was hired as assistant head coach at Faulkner in December 2011. He took over as head coach in 2014 and has led the Eagles to an overall record of 22-10 in three seasons. Throughout his Faulkner tenure he has worked with the running backs.

Before coming to Faulkner, Boren had a successful high school head coaching career. He led the programs at Midfield, Montevallo, Bibb County and Saint Clair County in Alabama, as well as Newton County in Mississippi, to an overall record of 113-81. He had four top 10 finishes and placed 17 players on all-state teams.

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Boren earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Jacksonville State University, a master’s degree in physical education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and a specialist’s degree in physical education from the University of Montevallo.

Boren and his wife Linda were married in 1983, and they have three grown children - Blake, Ashlyn, and Meagan - and six grandchildren.

Blake Boren is entering his eighth season on the Faulkner football coaching staff and his fourth as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator.

Boren started his coaching career at Faulkner in 2007, where he spent two seasons as a student assistant coach with Faulkner’s first two football teams.

In 2009 he was hired as receivers coach at Hoover High School before becoming the offensive coordinator at Newton County High School in 2011. A year later he returned to Faulkner as receivers coach.

In 2014 he was promoted to assistant head coach and offensive coordinator. Since his return to Faulkner he has also served as the transfer recruiting coordinator.

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Boren was a two-year letterman on Faulkner’s golf team before turning to coaching. He earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Faulkner in 2009, and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in education.

Boren married the former Amanda Pence, a Faulkner soccer alum, in 2012. They have two sons, Logan & Brayden.

Tracy Buckhannon is entering his first season on the Faulkner football coaching staff.
He came to Faulkner University in the winter of 2017 to serve as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.

Buckhannon started his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at Elmore County High School in Eclectic, Alabama, in 1995. In 1999 he transitioned to the private sector, but returned to Elmore County as linebackers coach in 2002. He was promoted to defensive coordinator three years later.

In 2012 he took the defensive backs coaching position at Colquitt County High School in Moultrie, Georgia, before becoming the defensive coordinator the following season.

The University of South Alabama hired him as linebackers coach in 2015 before he took the same position at Alabama A&M University the next year.

A native of Ecletic, Alabama, Buckhannon earned a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from Auburn University in 2003.

Bo Morgan is entering his first season as an assistant football coach at Faulkner. He arrived at the university in the winter of 2017 to coach receivers and serve as the high school recruiting coordinator.

Morgan began his coaching career in 2014 as the offensive coordinator at Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, Alabama.

Two years later he was hired as an offensive quality control coach at Samford University.

The Birmingham native earned a bachelor’s degree in management from Auburn University in 2014, and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in management at Faulkner.

Morgan and his wife Carly were married in 2015.

Jimmy Rich

Special Teams Coord. & Safeties- 1st Season

Huntingdon College

Jimmy Rich is entering his first season as an assistant football coach at Faulkner.

Rich started his career as a student assistant coach at Huntingdon College in 2012 and was promoted to cornerbacks coach the following season.

In 2015 he took an assistant coach position at John Carroll University working with safeties and linebackers.

A native of Spring Hill, Florida, Rich was a four-year letterman at Huntingdon College as a linebacker. He earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Huntingdon in 2013.

Zach Lankford is entering his first season as an assistant football coach at Faulkner.

Lankford started his coaching career in 2012 as the tight ends coach at Reinhardt University.

In 2013 he served as the offensive line coach at Georgia Military College before being hired as the associate director of recruiting and player development at the University of Alabama-Birmingham that summer.

In 2014 he took a graduate assistant position at Western Kentucky University, and in 2015 he was promoted to offensive quality control coach.

A native of Dacula, Georgia, Lankford was a four-year letterman at the University of Alabama-Birmingham as a tight end. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from UAB in 2010.

Lankford and his wife Anna were married in 2016.

Skyler Mayo

Grad Assistant- 1st Season

Southeastern University

Skyler Mayo is entering his first season on the Faulkner football coaching staff.

Mayo started his coaching career in 2016 as a student assistant coach at Southeastern University. He was hired as a graduate assistant coach at Faulkner University in 2017.

A native of Bonifay, Florida, Mayo was a two-year letterman at Faulkner University and a two-year letterman at Southeastern University. all as an offensive lineman. He earned a bachelor's degree in sports management from Southeastern University in 2017 and is pursuing a master's degree in counseling at Faulkner University.

Harrison Smith

Grad Assistant- 1st Season

Auburn University

Harrison Smith is entering his first season on the Faulkner football coaching staff.

Smith started his coaching career as the offensive line coach at Woodlawn High School in 2015. In 2016 he served as receivers coach at Mountain Brook Junior High School before coming to Faulkner University in 2017 as a graduate assistant coach.

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Smith earned a bachelor's degree in business management from Auburn University in 2015 and is pursuing a master's degree in business administration from Faulkner University.

Smith is engaged to Elizabeth Edwards, and they plan to marry in the spring of 2018.